On the main road from Berkshire to the fortress cities, the military camp was densely packed out for more than ten miles, and from the sky, it looked like a long black snake lurking on the ground.

There were 20,000 men in the 2nd Legion of the Central, 15,000 in the commander's headquarters, 20,000 in the noble army of Lanhai County, 5,000 in Berkshire, 8,000 in Charlemagne's department after absorbing the Sabines, 3,000 under the command of Baron Knorr, and 2,000 prisoners in battle.

With a total of 73,000 soldiers, including more than 20,000 elite cavalry as the main force, plus a large number of civilians recruited along the way, the army consumed nearby resources like locusts.

In the tent of the Chinese army, Liwa and Jiang Yuan were so busy that they did not look up for a long time, every day people ate and chewed horses, the food consumed was almost incalculable, the ordnance was damaged, the military supplies were lost, a large number of reports flowed into the tent, and they soon left with the heralds.

Estes saw that the two subordinates were conscientious, and he was not embarrassed to play the interrogation game, and Daidas was also honest, he was afraid that the general would see him too idle, so he said: You can also go and help.

"How's it going, what's wrong?" Estes asked, taking a sip of tea.

Since the creation of the form, Liva has had the energy to check the logistics, but the results are a bit outrageous.

In the face of the general's inquiry, he could only be silent.

"Who should you ask is no problem, the answer is no, there are more than a dozen particularly clean not because of self-cleanliness, but because they are excluded can only be so, just like the giant does not care about the daily money, a small number of people have no sign of taking the initiative to ask for it, but they may not be aware of their needs at all, in short, the atmosphere and environmental impact."

Jiang Yuan felt a little interesting, he didn't smell it for a long time, generally speaking, there are no clean people, and there is not much difference between those who think they don't participate in the distribution of spoils, for example, the spear barrel used in martial arts training does not need to use more expensive patterned steel at all, and it reduces the toughness and change compared to the standard military, but the officers don't know, they probably think that the daily spear is like this.

According to what he knows these days, the main force of this empire still maintains an extremely high level of combat, at the cost of consuming several times the normal resources, maybe a hundred battles will be won, but the more victories, the more impact it will have on the empire.

The Great Cold Wave has not yet reached the point where it will deeply affect the South, but the Empire's economy is already on the verge of collapse, and the harsh celestial phenomena of the future are only one of the important factors in its destruction.

"As long as you don't delay the battle, then whatever." Estes didn't care.

Liva shook his head helplessly, there was no focus on optimization at all, even if he wanted to change, he couldn't do anything, he was falsely imprisoned in the past because he didn't want to participate in the distribution of spoils, and was later rescued by adults.

"By the way, Knorr, what did you do a while ago?" Estes asked, as if he had suddenly remembered this.

"Did you get the message?" Jiang Yuan put down the military affairs report and poured himself a cup of tea soup, which was soaked in spices and nourishing herbs, which was a little strange at first, but it was okay after getting used to it.

"Fourteen spies died in the Imperial Assassination Agency, they were originally responsible for taking away the excellent seeds of the autumn and winter season in the Northland, but all of them disappeared, this is not a trivial matter, and many big people asked me to inquire." Estes narrowed her eyes, she was not a simple reckless man, she naturally had her own intelligence system.

"Didn't I say that I also have my own interests." Jiang Yuan chewed the herbs and said, the spy was killed, the seeds were sent to the Earl's Castle, and Gog Sabin let it go, it was as simple as that, and the other party thought that he had taken a fancy to the talent reserve of the empire.

"Next time, remember to report in advance." Estes replied that she was just unhappy that her subordinates had left without permission.

"It depends."

After speaking, Jiang Yuan supported the table with one hand and turned over, and several half-meter-long ice spikes appeared on the spot, Liwa turned a blind eye to this, and after getting along in the past few days, he already knew that his new companion had a hard mouth and was scary.

"What are you like crying?" Estes asked curiously suddenly.

"How do I know?" Jiang Yuan stood firm and drank the last sip of tea soup.

"If you want to play the interrogation game, if you stop it, I'll end it." Estes looked excited.

"No, I'm not sick." Jiang Yuan's expression was calm.

Before the two of them could fight, the leather curtain of the Chinese military tent was lifted, and the sentry battalion officer entered to make a report.

"Your Excellency, the Duke of Norfolk is waiting sixty miles ahead with a thousand horsemen."

After more than half a month of marching, the winter hunting troops have arrived at the border of the fortress Zhucheng, and it is expected to officially enter tomorrow.

The Norfolk family was enshrined in the fortress county, one of which was directly named after Norfolk, this family and the Bud family are the same millennium inheritance, the former adheres to the family motto of guarding the border fortress, the latter has never interfered in internal affairs, and the contemporary Bud is currently the only great general in the empire, and it is also the strongest in the empire.

Mowbray Bigde, the duke's real name, but after inheriting the title, he was given the honor of using the family name, and Tius was in a similar situation.

"Liva is in charge of the Chinese army, Daidas, go to the headquarters of the barracks and let the cavalry mount, lead a thousand men to follow, Noor, follow me."

"Understood." Two subordinates replied.

Estes was rarely solemn, as if he had met an opponent who could face it squarely.

Jiang Yuan put on light armor, and the two of them rode out of the tent and left the barracks, the speed was not fast, and Daedas led the army to catch up after ten minutes.

Thousands of horses kicked up dust on the roads.

"The other side is strong." Jiang Yuan asked on horseback.

"I don't know if it's strong or not, but the other party's emperor is a bit tricky." Estes's eyes were cold, "The spear-type emperor tool Crimson Aria, the secret technique is to absorb the holder's vitality to attack, the more you pay, the stronger the power, the most important thing is that it can be stored and accumulated, that is, the handle in the hands of Emperor Zhongxing, once except for something that may not exist, Crimson Aria has always been the key heritage of the imperial family, Emperor Zhongxing died young four hundred years ago, and gave it to the Norfolk family before his death, it is estimated that the stored vitality is exhausted, and he is unwilling to consume his descendants. ”

Jiang Yuan bowed, this is something he doesn't know, probably the top secret information of the center, the Duke of Norfolk has ruled the fortress for generations, and it has been almost divided in the last years of the empire, no matter who the emperor is, he needs to recruit this family, even if the emperor is not from the empire.

Due to the influence of the great cold wave, the momentum of the northern alien race to the south is estimated to be unprecedented, correspondingly, the scale of this winter hunt is far greater than before, the army enters the fortress county, and the most important thing to be vigilant against is not the sneak attack of the alien race, but the duke's backwater.

"Didn't the center communicate with the other party beforehand?" Jiang Yuan frowned.

"Yes, why not, Norfolk refuses very firmly." Estes's eyes gradually became dangerous, and his tone was excited, "But I don't care if he refuses to refuse, just let him understand one thing, stop me and die, and see who the 150,000 border troops can be left after the Norfolk family is dead." ”

(End of chapter)